Last April when I MC'ed the annual YMCA Breakfast at Western New England College, I ran into my old friend Dan Dulchinos. Dan's been the baseball coach at Chicopee Comprehensive High School for nearly 50 years.

Dan brought a young man by the name of Kyle Roy to the event. Kyle wanted to hear Red Sox GM Theo Epstein speak, and perhaps even get the chance to meet him.

You see, Kyle Roy is a big Boston Red Sox fan, and his favorite player is left handed pitcher Jon Lester.

I'm not sure if Kyle ever got a chance to meet Theo, but I sure got a chance to meet Kyle. And of all the movers and shakers in the room at WNEC that day, nobody has had a tougher go, or lived a more awe inspiring life than Chicopee Comp senior Kyle Roy.

Chicopee Comp Senior Kyle Roy/ABC40/Fox6 Athlete of the Week

I spent a few minutes with Kyle and Dan, and found out about Kyle's battle with cancer. It's never easy to fight a deadly disease, it's especially difficult when you're a teenager just trying to make your way through high school.

Right on the spot I promised I would make Kyle Roy one of our ABC40/Fox6 Athletes of the Week. I was fortunate enough to deliver on my promise on Thursday.

There are heroes who walk among us everyday. Kyle Roy is one of those heroes.